Furniture Labels: Telling the Makers, Retailers and Associations Apart (4/13/10)
Furniture making in America in the 19th century ranged from the small shop, like that of Duncan Phyfe in downtown … More >>

Motion Pictures That Chronicle Circus Life Mix Collectible Categories (4/13/10)
Circus life is a natural for motion pictures. Old movies give us rare glimpses of long-gone, circus performers and their … More >>

Top 10 Worthopedia Searches for March, 2010 (4/6/10)
Here we go with the WorthPoint Top 10 Worthopedia Searches for March, 2010. Let’s take a look at what other … More >>

What Makes It a ‘Civil War Watch’ vs. a ‘Civil War Relic?’ (4/5/10)
It may seem you’d need to be very gullible to believe what many sellers put in their descriptions, namely that … More >>

Salvador Dali Sterling Silver ‘Easter Christ’ Plate (3/29/10)
A reader from Oshkosh, Wis. Writes: “After my parents died, I inherited a 1972 Lincoln Mint, Salvador Dali, sterling silver, Easter … More >>

Find of the Week: Steiff Easter Rabbit (3/29/10)
As the seasons turn from winter to spring, it is not too early to start thinking about Easter and all … More >>

The Origin of the Chocolate Easter Bunny – Collecting Antique Chocolate Molds (3/29/10)
How can we think of Easter without a chocolate bunny? Today, the foil-wrapped confections are mass-produced by the hundreds of … More >>

Where’s Will? – Scott Antique Markets, Atlanta (3/25/10)
ATLANTA – I wandered off to the Scott Antiques Markets in Atlanta (Scott is a show that that runs monthly … More >>

One Man’s 25-Year Journey Collecting Japanese Ceramics (3/23/10)
Are you a collector or are you in an accumulating phase? I interviewed John Wocher, a hospital executive in … More >>

U.S.M.T. Corps and the Civil War Telegraph Service Watch (3/17/10)
The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was formed in 1861 following the outbreak of the American Civil War. David Strouse, Samuel … More >>